WWI
nickname: war to end all wars
late 1800s and early 1900s
Europe- willing to go to war to protect interest and national honor
nationalistic- proud to be there own
industrializing majorly
people moving to the cities for jobs
religion became less important and less an issue
social morals were going down
propaganda (persuasive advertising) became popular
more people could vote(the poor)
educating became more important
europe had a lot of hate and competition- they were always at war with someone- not very well liked
ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT
-triple alliance- germany, austria-hungary and italy
-triple entente- great britian, france, and russia
armies and navies were built up
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Causes of WWI
militarism- built up of military- became an arms race, trying to keep the power balanced
Imperialism- when larger countries take over smaller countries
--disputes over land
WWI- winners wanted land from the losers
winners wanted african colonies
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